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178 ALBACO SEA

With a steady wind filling its sails, our 40-foot
Bali catamaran slipped through the peacock blue
waters of the Abaco Sea, a relatively shallow body
of water in the northern Bahamas that averages
less than 20 feet deep.

184 EXPLORING BANGKOK

Historically, Bangkok has often been viewed as a
stopover city for those on their way to other
places in the country or region. However, with a
population over 11 million, the other City of An-
gels (as its proper name translates) is a thriving
destination in and of itself.

SharonWhitley Larsen

Sharon Whitley Larsen’s work has appeared in many major publications, in-
cluding Reader’s Digest (and 19 international issues), Chicken Soup for the
Soul books, and Los Angeles Times Magazine. She’s the author of British
Travel Tidbits (2017) and Travel Tidbits (2018), published by Sanbun Pub-
lishers in New Delhi. Sharon also had a two-year travel column “Travel Tid-
bits” in the Union Jack newspaper. Her favorite topic is travel (favorite
destination London).

Maribeth Mellin

Maribeth Mellin is an award-winning journalist whose travel articles have ap-
peared in Endless Vacation Magazine, U-T San Diego and Dallas Morning
News among others. She also travels and writes for several websites including
CNN Travel, Concierge.com and Zagat, and has authored travel books on Peru,
Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, Hawaii and California.

Tom Gable

Tom Gable has been writing about wine and travel since 1972 when he was
business editor of the San Diego Evening Tribune and had a weekly syndicated
wine column in more than 400 newspapers. He wrote for The Wine Spectator
and lifestyle and airline publications before moving into a career in public re-
lations. While in PR, he continued as the wine columnist for San Diego Maga-
zine for more than 35 years and a freelance travel writer. After retiring in
March 2023, he now writes wine and travel features for magazines and news-
papers, and blogs at (www.sdwineguru.com).
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